The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-05-16
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Testimony as to tho Standing and Reputa.
ton or tho Evorests, rs :. h fiif

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BurSALo, ~, May II. LIN the oil con COZ,
spiracy5 case this morning the defense
called Charles 8. Pond, Alfred Wright
Daniel ". Power and Samuel Sloan, promi.
nent citizens of Rochester, to testify To
the good reputation and bualneas standing
Of the Everests. Cornelius R. Parsons,
Mayor q Rochester, gave similar! testi.
nc! msny Albert A. Miller. recalled, tes:
."Do you know a, H. Dennis, Of Cali.
fornia Z" asked Attorney Coggswell.
Yes, air. = ~
lyon had q farm in California in 1881 ~
""Yes, oil. ,; Is5
i""Dld you, In September, 1881, at your
farm, gay to MI. Dennis that you would
down If 1t cost your life e. il5s55, !,
mo, no; never " f,s{
Augustus H. Dennis, OF California, was
then recalled to rebut the evidence Of
9. "Did you have q conversation With
Miller at his farm In California in 1887"
""Dld he make the remark that he
=, would ~ down the Evetests II 1t cost him his
,"Yeg, sir, he did" = a..iS z 4 Y,
at this point Attorney Coggawell stated
that the defense were ready to rest their
case. but desired the privilege Of calling
one or two more Rochester men when they
arrived in this city on late trains to give
further evidence Of the good standing Of
the EyerestB at home, &tEsl ~ x. nm 500
Hiram Benedict, Of Lockport, one oil tho
Board Of Directors and Treasurer OF the
Buffalo Lubricating Oil Worka, was next
called for the prosecution. : M,
"Do you know Alfred ?. Wright ?" asked
District Attorney Qaimby. -,f:;iiE
eyes, air. 5000 81, $+5,sssts
"And ]. Scott Wilson ~ s
"Yes, SIR, 800 US
"Were you present at q conversation
between Wrightand Matthews. in Morse's
office on Seneca street, in 1857" ,3si
"Yes, air."
"Wers theVscuum Oil law suits and in
dictments talked over then ?" ~
"Yes, SIR
ibid Matthews say anything about
withdrawing the prosecutions against the
Vacuum Company ?" 5=6
+"Yes, cir" h
"What was the conysrsation ?'
MIR. Wright said he would get us q good
price. provided he would withdraw the
civil and criminal suits. Matthews told
him il he bought the capital stock Of the
Lubrjcating Oil Company they could do
what they wanted to with the civil suits,
but that the criminal suits were in the
hands Of the people," ,ls'55
ibid you ever say to them that il they
would pay yen your price you would az
up the criminal actions?"
u did not say anything OF the kind"
The court room was crowded all the
forenoon, q large number Of prominent
Rochester business men being present, as
were also attorneyH-at.law who seemed to
be interested in the legal points at issue.
At the close Of the evidence O motion
by the defense for the arq1ital Of the de-
fendants was denied. gi,.. -
The case was given to the Jury at six
O'Clock this evening. At ten o'clock they
had not agreed on verdict, and the court
adjourned. AzlG 80 : ~ ~
BUFFALO, N. Y, May l5.-The Court OF
Oyer and Terminer convened at 10 o'clock
this morning to receive the verdict Of the
jury in the oil conspiracy case. The YER
dict pronounced Hiram B. Everest and
CHARLES b. Everest, OF the Vacuum oil
Company, OF Rochester, guilty OF con-
splracy rs charged in the indictment, This
result was surprise to the friends Of the
defendants. An appeal will probably be